~*~More Than What She Seems~*~

A/N: I'M SO SORRY FOR THE LONG UPDATE! ^_^' I was really busy with homework, chores, etc.

Chapter 9: She's MY Woman!

"Kagome!" Kaede called from behind the door. "Come eat ye breakfast before it gets cold!"

Kagome sat up in bed and rubbed her eyes.

"Hai, Grandma," she exclaimed softly.

*****

Kaede watched with a surprised expression as her granddaughter ate.

'Her eyes are no longer emotionless..' she breathed. 'Now all that's left is her speaking..'

"Kagome-chan!" Shippou bounced up and down on his chair. "It's time for you to leave!"

Kagome smiled down at her cousin, "Indeed it is."

She stood up and took her backpack.

"Good-bye Grandma, Shippou-chan!" she yelled through the door.

"Good-bye!" was her reponse from both of them.

Kagome turned away and thought, 'Maybe I'll use my bike today..'

*****

As she pedaled slowly to school, Kagome's mind wavered to what had happened the day before..

"I..kissed him," she murmured. Kagome blushed, "I hope he's here today."

Soon enough, she reached the school gates.

Kagome rode past a waving Sango and Miroku and headed toward the bike rack. She frowned, "Where's Inu Yasha?"

She sighed, "Look at me..I sound so desperate for him."

She climbed off her bicycle and locked it up. When Kagome turned, she bumped into a boy.

"Gomen," she began to bow. The boy stopped her.

"No, no. I should be apologizing," the boy quickly replied. Kagome blinked and looked up at his face.

The boy had black hair and blue eyes. Kagome noticed his fangs.

'He's a wolf demon,' she sensed with her miko powers.

"And what's your name?" he asked and wrapped an arm around her waist, drawing her in closer to him.

"Um..Kagome," she replied uneasily.

"Such a lovely name for such a lovely young woman," the boy drew her in even closer. "How'd you like to be my woman?"

"N-no," Kagome tried pulling away. His grip on her waist tightened.

"Let me go!" she whimpered and when he didn't listen to her, she held out a hand and slapped him.

SLAP

The boy let go of her with a dazed face.

"I-I'm really sorry," Kagome bowed and ran off.

*****

Kagome ran slowly towards the doors of her school.

Tears streamed down her face.

'Who does that boy think he is?' she thought. 'He can't just do that..asking me to be his woman.'

Kagome closed her eyes and continued running.

'Why does everyone want to keep hurting me at this school?!' she sniffed.

Kagome smacked into someone and they toppled onto the ground together.

"Gomen," Kagome mumbled again for the second time that day as they both sat up.

'Please don't be that boy,' Kagome pleaded in her mind.

"It's okay," a familiar voice answered.

Kagome blinked and wiped her tears away, "Inu Yasha!"

"Yeah, yea-" he was cut off when she hugged him.

"I'm so happy that you're back!" she cried. He was back in his hanyou form again.

"Hey..." Inu Yasha put his arms around her and returned the hug. "How come...you're crying? Is it because of me?"

Kagome shook her head.

"HEY! GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY WOMAN!" someone shouted.

"It's not because of you," Kagome told Inu Yasha as they both looked towards the person. It was the boy Kagome had bumped into at the bike rack. "It's because of him..."

*****

"Didn't you hear me?!" the boy snarled. "I said, 'Get your hands off my woman!'."

"Make me," Inu Yasha growled back. His hold on Kagome tightened. "You bastard, what'd you do to her?"

"I did nothing!" the boy flipped back his ponytail.

Inu Yasha sniffed and winced, "You smell like a wolf. You're a wolf demon, aren't you?"

"So what if I am, mutt?" the wolf demon sneered.

Inu Yasha twitched, 'Did he just call me mutt?!'

"Who are you calling mutt, wimp?" Inu Yasha barked.

"How dare you call me, Kouga, a wimp!" the boy growled.

"And how dare you call me a mutt!" Inu Yasha snapped back. "And how dare you make Kagome cry!"

RING

"Shit," Kouga muttered. "I still haven't gotten my schedule."

He looked down at Inu Yasha and Kagome, "This isn't over, you know. We're gonna finish this up later."

"When you can find me in this school that is," Inu Yasha smirked.

Kouga just rolled his eyes and began to walk away.

He stopped in his tracks and turned around, "And get your filthy hands off my woman!"

When Inu Yasha gave him a fierce growl, he reconsidered and dashed up the stairs and towards the school entrance doors.

*****

"Class, today we have a new student," Mrs. Saotome (jeez, I'm running out of names! Keep in mind it's 'Mrs.' not 'Mr.' because Mr. Saotome is in my other story.) announced during their first period class. "Please welcome Kouga."

"Hi," the students murmured as Kouga entered the room.

'It's the wolf,' Inu Yasha's hands balled up into fists.

"Ohayo," Kouga bowed. "It's a pleasure to meet all of you."

Mrs. Saotome smiled and told him lightly, "Please take a seat in that empty chair next to Ayame."

He frowned, 'But I wanted to sit with Kagome over there...but there's no more seats left in this room except for the one next to the girl-what was her name?-oh, yeah: Ayame...'

Kouga shrugged, "Fine."

He walked to his seat in Inu Yasha's and Miroku's column (remember..two to a table). Inu Yasha kicked him in the ankle.

Kouga howled, "OW!"

Mrs. Saotome paid no attention.

Inu Yasha gave him an innocent look.

"Dog-turd," Kouga mumbled as he walked by him.

"Asshole," Inu Yasha murmured back.

Kouga shot him a glare and took a seat in the empty seat beside Ayame. She bit her lip.

"H-hi," she stammered. "I'm Ayame."

"Yeah, yeah," Kouga snorted in his seat. "I figured."

He glanced at her.

'She's sort of cute..' Kouga thought. Ayame's green eyes looked away. She started playing with one of her ponytails. 'Man, I've never seen such fiery red hair before..'

Ayame caught him staring at her and blushed.

Kouga shook his head and then stared ahead at Mrs. Saotome. 'What am I doing?! I like Kagome..not Ayame!'

*****Lunch*****

"I pity you," Miroku said with a sly smile. "You already have a love rival."

"Shut up," Inu Yasha replied gruffly. "I don't want to hear about that wimpy wolf right now."

The two stared across the table at their two other friends.

"What happened at your house, Inu Yasha?" Miroku whispered. "Did something...interesting happen?"

Inu Yasha's face reddened, "It's none of your business."

"Your business is my business," Miroku said firmly. "Now tell me...or else."

"Or else what?" Inu Yasha rolled his eyes. "Am I supposed to feel threatened?"

"Yes, you are," Miroku answered with a glint in his eyes. "You shouldn't judge people by how they look. Now...what happened at your house yesterday?"

"I stayed home."

"Duh, I already know that."

"I stayed in my room all day."

"And?"

"And what?"

"Kagome came by your house, didn't she?"

Inu Yasha blinked, "How'd you know that?"

"Sango called me after school and told me that Kagome asked for your address," Miroku said with a small grin. "Now continue."

"Well, she gave me a small stack of school notes and then left."

"That's all?"

"That's all."

"Hmmm," Miroku peered into his best friend's face. "You're lying."

"I'm not lying about anything!" Inu Yasha protested.

"Either you're lying or you're leaving something out," Miroku nudged him. "Spill it out."

Inu Yasha fell silent.

"Well?" Miroku looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"Kagome...she..."

"Uh huh, go on."

"She...kissed...me."

Miroku blinked, "She kissed YOU? Not you kissed HER?"

"Would you keep it quiet?!" Inu Yasha hissed. "The girls are right there, you know!"

Miroku answered smugly, "They don't seem to be paying much attention to us."

*****Er, with the girls*****

"I never knew you had it in you, Kagome," Sango gave her friend a smile. "You actually kissed him."

"Yeah.." Kagome blushed. She stared across the table at Inu Yasha and then looked away.

"KAGOME!" a voice exclaimed.

All four teenagers winced.

"KAGOME!" Kouga exclaimed again. "Where are you?! Ah, there you are!"

He headed towards the gang's table and set his tray down beside Kagome. Kouga swiped up one of her hands and kissed it. Inu Yasha growled.

Kouga smirked at him, pulled Kagome up onto her feet, put an arm tightly around her waist and brought her closer to him.

"How's my woman doing?" he asked, lowering his face towards hers.

*BONK*

Kouga rubbed his head, spotted the apple on the ground and glared at Inu Yasha.

"What was that for, mutt-face?" he scowled.

"Get your hands off her!" Inu Yasha snapped.

"But I don't want to," Kouga sneered and tightened his hold on Kagome even more. "And I don't have to. Kagome's my woman."

Inu Yasha stood up and slammed his fists onto the table.

Sango and Miroku's eyes watched the table and everything on it rattle.

"I dare you to say that again," Inu Yasha gritted.

"No problem," Kouga answered with an amused expression. "Kagome's my woma-"

Inu Yasha stood up and tore Kagome out of his grasp, "Shut up. She isn't your woman."

"So she's yours?" Kouga yawned. "Seriously, I don't think a half-breed like you deserves her. In fact, hanyous don't deserve anything."

"Kouga, that's not true.." Kagome whispered. Her gaze flew over to Inu Yasha. His eyes were hidden by his bangs.

Kouga continued on, "Hanyous don't belong anywhere. They're dirt and they should be treated like dirt."

He smirked when he saw Inu Yasha's hands ball up into fists again.

"No one insults me.." Inu Yasha growled. "..And gets away with it."

He looked up at Kouga again.

Kagome gasped, 'What happened to him?'

'What the heck?' Kouga took a step back. 'His eyes are red, the pupils are blue and his claws & fangs are sharper...'

"Kouga," Inu Yasha narrowed his red eyes, his blue pupils piercing through him. "Prepare to die."

A/N: I don't know if I would consider this a cliffy...but it sure seemed like one. ^_^ Please review!